“Box with the Sound of Its Own Making” is an artwork created by Robert Morris in 1961. It belongs to the art movements of Conceptual Art and Minimalism and falls under the genre of installation art.
The artwork consists of a plain wooden box, simple in design, visually unadorned, and placed atop a larger pedestal. Inside the box is a tape recorder that continuously plays the recorded noises generated during the construction of the box itself. This concept underscores the minimalist and conceptual art movements by focusing on the idea and process behind the creation rather than on visual aesthetics alone. The box, constructed from polished wood, stands as a testament to the sounds of its own making, thereby engaging the viewer not only visually but aurally, emphasizing the importance of the making process in the finished piece.
